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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Operator | Government | ||||||||||
Location | M'banza Congo, Angola | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 1,860 ft / 567 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 6°16′15″S14°14′50″E / 6.27083°S 14.24722°E Coordinates: 6°16′15″S14°14′50″E / 6.27083°S 14.24722°E | ||||||||||
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The Mbanza Congo non-directional beacon (Ident: SS) is located just northeast of the field. [5]
The airport closed in 2009 for a refurbishment project and did not reopen to commercial air traffic until August 2017, when Sonair introduced domestic flights. [6] [7]
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